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Vriesea splendens
Vriesea splendens, the flaming sword, is a bromeliad from Trinidad, eastern Venezuela and the Guianas, grown for its banded leaves and bright red flattened flower spike. Keep the central cup filled with water and give it bright indirect light.
Vriesea splendens, or flaming sword, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Native to Trinidad, eastern Venezuela and the Guianas these plants were introduced to Europe in 1840. This species of Vriesea features smooth-margined foliage with brown bands growing in a rosette, usually producing a bright red inflorescence in a flattened spike. It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
It is sometimes considered a synonym of Lutheria splendens.
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